Uber’s new retail boss has a plan to shake up groceries in Australia
Susan Anderson says online penetration for the $130 billion Australian grocery sector is still low. She predicts a big step change within the next few years.
Susan Anderson, the former head of Uber in Australia, is in Sydney this week in her new role as the global boss of grocery and retail for the $US140 billion ride and delivery giant.
She was put to work not ordering the weekly groceries – something she regularly does for her family in her new home in San Francisco – but delivering the shopping to customers around the Harbour City, using technology launched this week.
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